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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:00is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:03live
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04DIY
- 0:05Summit
- 0:06in
- 0:06sunny
- 0:07Amsterdam.
- 0:08And
- 0:08I'm
- 0:08here
- 0:08courtesy
- 0:09of
- 0:10Vuzion
- 0:11and
- 0:11also
- 0:11the
- 0:12folks
- 0:12at
- 0:12the
- 0:12DIY
- 0:13Summit.
- 0:13Now,
- 0:14joining
- 0:14me
- 0:15to
- 0:15start
- 0:15off
- 0:15my
- 0:16coverage
- 0:16is
- 0:16Joost
- 0:16de
- 0:17Bear.
- 0:17He
- 0:17is
- 0:17the
- 0:18CEO
- 0:18of
- 0:18Inter
- 0:19Gamma.
- 0:20Joost,
- 0:20thank
- 0:21you
- 0:21for
- 0:21joining
- 0:21me.
- 0:22Great
- 0:22to
- 0:22be
- 0:23here.
- 0:23Thank
- 0:23you.
- 0:23Yeah.
- 0:24Tell
- 0:24us
- 0:24about
- 0:24yourself,
- 0:25your
- 0:25background,
- 0:26and
- 0:26also
- 0:26about
- 0:27what
- 0:27Intergama
- 0:28is
- 0:28for
- 0:28those
- 0:29back
- 0:29home
- 0:29that
- 0:29maybe
- 0:29aren't
- 0:30as
- 0:30familiar
- 0:30with
- 0:30it.
- 0:30Yeah,
- 0:31sure,
- 0:31sure.
- 0:31So,
- 0:31for
- 0:32my
- 0:32background,
- 0:33I've
- 0:33been
- 0:33working
- 0:34with
- 0:34Intergama,
- 0:35which
- 0:35is
- 0:35a
- 0:35DIY
- 0:36organization,
- 0:36for
- 0:36more
- 0:36than
- 0:37four
- 0:37years.
- 0:37And
- 0:38then
- 0:38before
- 0:38that,
- 0:38I
- 0:39also
- 0:39worked
- 0:39in
- 0:39other
- 0:40retailers,
- 0:41and
- 0:41I
- 0:41worked
- 0:41in
- 0:41total
- 0:42around
- 0:4216
- 0:42years
- 0:43in
- 0:43DIY
- 0:43retail
- 0:44now.
- 0:4416
- 0:45years
- 0:45in
- 0:45DIY
- 0:45retail.
- 0:46Absolutely.
- 0:47Wow.
- 0:48Okay.
- 0:48And
- 0:48so
- 0:49what
- 0:49brought
- 0:49you
- 0:49to
- 0:49Intergama
- 0:50to
- 0:50begin
- 0:50with?
- 0:51Like,
- 0:51what
- 0:52alert
- 0:52you
- 0:52to
- 0:53join?
- 0:54Well,
- 0:54it's
- 0:54actually
- 0:54the.
- 0:55It's
- 0:55the
- 0:55DIY
- 0:56sector,
- 0:57because
- 0:57I
- 0:57really
- 0:57love
- 0:58the
- 0:58DUI
- 0:58sector.
- 0:58I've
- 0:59worked
- 0:59in
- 0:59other
- 1:00retail
- 1:00sectors
- 1:01as
- 1:01well,
- 1:01like
- 1:01the
- 1:02department
- 1:02stores,
- 1:03but
- 1:03I
- 1:03just
- 1:04love
- 1:04the
- 1:04DUI
- 1:05sector
- 1:05because
- 1:05of
- 1:05the
- 1:05size
- 1:06of
- 1:06the
- 1:06stores,
- 1:06the
- 1:07people
- 1:07who
- 1:07work
- 1:07on
- 1:07the
- 1:08stores
- 1:08who
- 1:08are
- 1:08really
- 1:08like,
- 1:09doers.
- 1:09Yep.
- 1:10So
- 1:10I'm
- 1:10really
- 1:10passionate
- 1:11about
- 1:11that.
- 1:11Are
- 1:11you
- 1:12a
- 1:12DIY
- 1:12yourself?
- 1:13Well,
- 1:13in
- 1:14all
- 1:14fairness,
- 1:15not
- 1:15really,
- 1:15no.
- 1:16No.
- 1:16Well,
- 1:16the
- 1:17thing
- 1:17is,
- 1:17I
- 1:17like
- 1:17to
- 1:17work
- 1:18in
- 1:18the
- 1:18garden,
- 1:19and
- 1:19that's
- 1:19basically
- 1:20it.
- 1:20So
- 1:20different
- 1:21aspects
- 1:21of
- 1:21DIY
- 1:22depending
- 1:22on
- 1:22how
- 1:22you
- 1:23do
- 1:23it.
- 1:23Yeah,
- 1:23exactly.
- 1:23The
- 1:23DIY
- 1:24business
- 1:24is
- 1:24pretty
- 1:25big
- 1:25when
- 1:25you
- 1:25think
- 1:25about
- 1:25it.
- 1:25The
- 1:25whole
- 1:26improvement,
- 1:26lawn
- 1:26and
- 1:27garden
- 1:27space,
- 1:27it's
- 1:28really
- 1:28big.
- 1:28How
- 1:29do
- 1:29you
- 1:29find
- 1:29it
- 1:29different
- 1:29from
- 1:30the
- 1:30department
- 1:30store
- 1:31business?
- 1:31Because
- 1:31I
- 1:31think
- 1:31if
- 1:31I
- 1:32was
- 1:32to
- 1:32do.
- 1:32I've
- 1:33got
- 1:33some
- 1:33apparel
- 1:34and
- 1:34department
- 1:34store
- 1:35background,
- 1:35home
- 1:35furnishings
- 1:36background,
- 1:36I
- 1:37would
- 1:37think
- 1:37I
- 1:37would
- 1:37like
- 1:38the
- 1:38home
- 1:38improvement
- 1:39business
- 1:39or
- 1:39the
- 1:39DIY
- 1:40business
- 1:40more,
- 1:40too.
- 1:41What
- 1:42is
- 1:42it
- 1:42that
- 1:42attracts
- 1:42you
- 1:43to
- 1:43it
- 1:43now?
- 1:44Well,
- 1:44indeed,
- 1:45there's
- 1:45a
- 1:45big
- 1:45difference
- 1:46between
- 1:46especially
- 1:46apparel
- 1:47and
- 1:47diy,
- 1:48for
- 1:48sure.
- 1:49Basically,
- 1:49because
- 1:49the
- 1:49stock
- 1:50turn
- 1:50also,
- 1:51and
- 1:51that's
- 1:51even
- 1:52if
- 1:52you
- 1:52look
- 1:52at
- 1:52food,
- 1:52and
- 1:53the
- 1:53stock
- 1:53term
- 1:53is
- 1:53extremely
- 1:54high,
- 1:55and
- 1:55the
- 1:55innovation
- 1:56is
- 1:56most
- 1:56of
- 1:56the
- 1:56times
- 1:57a
- 1:57bit
- 1:57higher
- 1:57at
- 1:58those
- 1:58sectors
- 1:58than
- 1:58compared
- 1:59to
- 1:59the
- 2:00DIY
- 2:00sector.
- 2:01But
- 2:01what
- 2:01I
- 2:02like
- 2:02most
- 2:02about
- 2:02the
- 2:03DIY
- 2:03sector
- 2:03is,
- 2:04as
- 2:04I
- 2:04said,
- 2:04there's
- 2:05really
- 2:05the
- 2:05people.
- 2:06Right?
- 2:06Yeah.
- 2:07I
- 2:07mean,
- 2:07the
- 2:07people
- 2:07in
- 2:07the
- 2:08stores,
- 2:09as
- 2:09I
- 2:09said,
- 2:09they're
- 2:09really
- 2:10doers.
- 2:10They
- 2:11love
- 2:11selling
- 2:12the
- 2:12product.
- 2:12And
- 2:13the
- 2:13good
- 2:13thing
- 2:13about
- 2:13DOI
- 2:14What
- 2:14I
- 2:14really
- 2:14like,
- 2:15actually,
- 2:16is
- 2:16that
- 2:16you're
- 2:16not
- 2:17selling
- 2:17a
- 2:17product,
- 2:17you're
- 2:18selling
- 2:18a
- 2:18solution.
- 2:19That's
- 2:20really
- 2:20interesting.
- 2:20I
- 2:20never
- 2:21thought
- 2:21about
- 2:21that.
- 2:21Yeah.
- 2:22And
- 2:22you're
- 2:22selling
- 2:22the
- 2:22solution
- 2:23that's
- 2:23best
- 2:23for
- 2:23the
- 2:24customer
- 2:24in
- 2:24that
- 2:25moment.
- 2:25Exactly.
- 2:26Which
- 2:26could
- 2:26be
- 2:26a
- 2:26different
- 2:26solution
- 2:27depending
- 2:27on
- 2:27who
- 2:27that
- 2:28person
- 2:28is
- 2:28and
- 2:28what
- 2:28their
- 2:28project
- 2:29is.
- 2:29Right,
- 2:30Exactly.
- 2:30That's
- 2:31a
- 2:31really
- 2:31good
- 2:31point.
- 2:31Okay,
- 2:32so
- 2:32I
- 2:32want
- 2:32to
- 2:33click
- 2:33into
- 2:33the
- 2:33Netherlands
- 2:34here.
- 2:34Yeah.
- 2:35So,
- 2:35Jos,
- 2:37what
- 2:38is
- 2:38it
- 2:38about
- 2:38the
- 2:39Netherlands
- 2:39that
- 2:39makes
- 2:40the
- 2:40DIY
- 2:40business
- 2:41different
- 2:41here
- 2:41than
- 2:42say,
- 2:42in
- 2:42the
- 2:42US
- 2:42or
- 2:43even
- 2:43the
- 2:43rest
- 2:43of
- 2:43Europe?
- 2:44Yeah,
- 2:45a
- 2:45couple
- 2:45of
- 2:45things.
- 2:45I
- 2:46would
- 2:46say
- 2:46so
- 2:46if
- 2:47you
- 2:47look
- 2:47at
- 2:47the
- 2:47Dutch
- 2:48consumer,
- 2:49there's
- 2:49a
- 2:49couple
- 2:49of
- 2:50things
- 2:50are
- 2:50different
- 2:50compared
- 2:51to
- 2:51the
- 2:51U.S.
- 2:51okay.
- 2:52One
- 2:52of
- 2:52the
- 2:52things
- 2:53which
- 2:53is
- 2:53extremely
- 2:53important,
- 2:54that
- 2:54the
- 2:54houses
- 2:54in
- 2:54the
- 2:54Netherlands
- 2:55are
- 2:55relatively
- 2:55smaller
- 2:56than
- 2:56compared
- 2:56to
- 2:57the
- 2:57US
- 2:57and
- 2:58therefore
- 2:58our
- 2:58gardens
- 2:59are
- 2:59also
- 2:59relatively
- 3:00small.
- 3:00Okay.
- 3:00Because
- 3:01in
- 3:01the
- 3:01Netherlands,
- 3:02I
- 3:02know
- 3:02square
- 3:03meters,
- 3:03but
- 3:03in
- 3:04the
- 3:04Netherlands,
- 3:04a
- 3:04garden
- 3:04is
- 3:05around
- 3:05200
- 3:05square
- 3:06meters
- 3:06and
- 3:07in
- 3:07the
- 3:07US
- 3:07is
- 3:07800
- 3:08square
- 3:08meters.
- 3:09So
- 3:09it's
- 3:09four
- 3:09times
- 3:09as
- 3:10big
- 3:11in
- 3:11the
- 3:11US
- 3:11than
- 3:12it
- 3:12is
- 3:12in
- 3:12the
- 3:12Netherlands.
- 3:13And
- 3:13garden
- 3:14is
- 3:14a
- 3:14large
- 3:14category
- 3:15within
- 3:15diy.
- 3:16So
- 3:17therefore,
- 3:17let's
- 3:17say
- 3:17the
- 3:18average
- 3:18spent
- 3:18on
- 3:18DIY
- 3:19in
- 3:19the
- 3:19Netherlands
- 3:19is
- 3:20less
- 3:20than
- 3:20it
- 3:20is
- 3:20in
- 3:21the
- 3:21us
- 3:22so
- 3:22that's.
- 3:22That's
- 3:22one.
- 3:22That's
- 3:23one.
- 3:23Secondly
- 3:24is
- 3:24that
- 3:24in
- 3:25the
- 3:25Netherlands,
- 3:26we
- 3:26don't
- 3:26like
- 3:26to
- 3:26travel
- 3:27a
- 3:27lot,
- 3:27especially
- 3:28going
- 3:28to
- 3:29stores.
- 3:29Okay.
- 3:30And
- 3:30the
- 3:30thing
- 3:30there
- 3:31is
- 3:31that
- 3:3120
- 3:31minutes
- 3:32drive
- 3:32is
- 3:33already
- 3:33considered
- 3:34too
- 3:34far.
- 3:35So
- 3:35we
- 3:35have
- 3:35a
- 3:35very
- 3:36dense
- 3:36store
- 3:37network
- 3:37in
- 3:37the
- 3:38Netherlands,
- 3:38and
- 3:39we
- 3:39have
- 3:39relatively
- 3:39smaller
- 3:40stores
- 3:40compared
- 3:41to
- 3:41the
- 3:41US
- 3:41Because
- 3:42I
- 3:42think
- 3:42in
- 3:42the
- 3:42US
- 3:42you
- 3:43have
- 3:43all
- 3:43these
- 3:43big.
- 3:43The
- 3:44big
- 3:44boxes.
- 3:45And
- 3:45I
- 3:45can
- 3:45imagine
- 3:46that
- 3:46people
- 3:46in
- 3:46the
- 3:46US
- 3:46would
- 3:47like
- 3:47to
- 3:47travel
- 3:47like
- 3:4830
- 3:48minutes
- 3:48or
- 3:48so
- 3:48to
- 3:48go.
- 3:49Go
- 3:49to
- 3:50such
- 3:50a
- 3:50store,
- 3:50which
- 3:50is
- 3:51more
- 3:51like
- 3:51a
- 3:51destination
- 3:52type
- 3:52of
- 3:52store,
- 3:53and
- 3:53we
- 3:53are
- 3:53more
- 3:53like
- 3:54a
- 3:54convenience
- 3:54type
- 3:54of
- 3:55store.
- 3:55Right.
- 3:56And
- 3:56how
- 3:56much
- 3:57of
- 3:57that
- 3:57is
- 3:57a
- 3:57factor
- 3:57of
- 3:57transportation
- 3:58too?
- 3:58Because
- 3:58I'm
- 3:58always
- 3:59amazed
- 3:59at
- 3:59the
- 3:59number
- 3:59of
- 3:59bicycles
- 4:00that
- 4:00are
- 4:00running
- 4:00around
- 4:01here
- 4:01too.
- 4:01Is
- 4:01that
- 4:02because,
- 4:02like,
- 4:02you
- 4:02know,
- 4:03home
- 4:03improvement
- 4:03is,
- 4:04you
- 4:04know,
- 4:04fairly,
- 4:05you
- 4:05know,
- 4:05hard
- 4:06to
- 4:06carry
- 4:06and
- 4:07move
- 4:07around,
- 4:07and
- 4:08yet,
- 4:08you
- 4:08know,
- 4:09you
- 4:09don't
- 4:09have
- 4:09the
- 4:09transportation
- 4:10to
- 4:10do
- 4:10it
- 4:10or
- 4:11what
- 4:11drives
- 4:11that
- 4:12difference?
- 4:13Well,
- 4:13I
- 4:13would
- 4:14say
- 4:14that,
- 4:15I
- 4:15mean,
- 4:15indeed
- 4:15we
- 4:15have
- 4:16a
- 4:16lot
- 4:16of
- 4:16bikes.
- 4:16We
- 4:17even
- 4:17have
- 4:1724
- 4:18million
- 4:18bikes
- 4:19and
- 4:19only
- 4:1980
- 4:19million
- 4:20people.
- 4:20So
- 4:20we
- 4:21are
- 4:21a
- 4:21country
- 4:22that
- 4:22loves
- 4:22to
- 4:23ride
- 4:23a
- 4:23bike.
- 4:23One
- 4:23in
- 4:24four.
- 4:24Yeah.
- 4:24And
- 4:24exactly.
- 4:25If
- 4:25we
- 4:25go
- 4:25for,
- 4:25like
- 4:25the
- 4:26convenience
- 4:26type
- 4:27of
- 4:27shopping,
- 4:27like
- 4:27the
- 4:27small
- 4:28DIY
- 4:28jobs,
- 4:28then
- 4:29indeed,
- 4:29people
- 4:29can
- 4:30go
- 4:30by
- 4:30bike.
- 4:31Okay.
- 4:31But
- 4:31most
- 4:31of
- 4:32the
- 4:32times,
- 4:32in
- 4:32all
- 4:32honesty,
- 4:33the
- 4:33Dutch
- 4:33people
- 4:33also
- 4:34just
- 4:34go
- 4:34by
- 4:34car
- 4:34towards
- 4:35this
- 4:35like
- 4:36DIY
- 4:36store.
- 4:37Got
- 4:37it.
- 4:37So
- 4:37they
- 4:37still
- 4:38just
- 4:38don't
- 4:38want
- 4:38to
- 4:38drive
- 4:3820
- 4:39minutes.
- 4:39Basically.
- 4:39That's
- 4:40it.
- 4:41Okay.
- 4:41Wow.
- 4:41Interesting.
- 4:42So
- 4:42how
- 4:42do
- 4:43you
- 4:43lead
- 4:43through
- 4:43all
- 4:43those
- 4:44dynamics
- 4:44and
- 4:45what
- 4:45do
- 4:45you
- 4:46think
- 4:46are
- 4:46your
- 4:46main
- 4:46points
- 4:47of
- 4:47differentiation
- 4:48in
- 4:48the
- 4:48business
- 4:48that
- 4:49you
- 4:49run?
- 4:49Yeah,
- 4:50so
- 4:50that's.
- 4:50We
- 4:51actually
- 4:51run
- 4:51two
- 4:52formats
- 4:52in
- 4:53one
- 4:53country.
- 4:53Okay.
- 4:54Which
- 4:54is
- 4:54quite
- 4:54complex,
- 4:55of
- 4:55course.
- 4:55And
- 4:56in
- 4:56Atlantis,
- 4:56you
- 4:56have
- 4:57six
- 4:57DOI
- 4:58formats.
- 4:58Wow.
- 4:59We
- 4:59are
- 4:59mid
- 5:00box.
- 5:00And
- 5:01let's
- 5:01say
- 5:01of
- 5:01the
- 5:01six
- 5:02formats,
- 5:02two
- 5:02are
- 5:02like
- 5:03the
- 5:03big
- 5:03box
- 5:03player,
- 5:04a
- 5:04big
- 5:04like
- 5:04Home
- 5:04Depot
- 5:05and
- 5:05Lows.
- 5:05Okay.
- 5:06And
- 5:06the
- 5:06other
- 5:07one
- 5:07which
- 5:07I
- 5:07operate,
- 5:08which
- 5:08two
- 5:08is
- 5:09more
- 5:09the
- 5:09mid
- 5:09box,
- 5:10and
- 5:10there's
- 5:10another
- 5:10two
- 5:11to
- 5:11mid
- 5:11box
- 5:11players.
- 5:12So
- 5:14to
- 5:14differentiate
- 5:15ourselves,
- 5:15we
- 5:15also
- 5:16need
- 5:16to
- 5:16differentiate
- 5:16the
- 5:17two
- 5:17formats,
- 5:18and
- 5:18we
- 5:19don't
- 5:19want
- 5:19to
- 5:19do
- 5:19that
- 5:19at
- 5:20the
- 5:20expense
- 5:20of
- 5:20the
- 5:20other.
- 5:21So
- 5:21there's
- 5:21one
- 5:21format
- 5:22called
- 5:22Gama.
- 5:23Okay.
- 5:23Which
- 5:24is
- 5:24the
- 5:24number
- 5:24one
- 5:24also
- 5:25in
- 5:25the
- 5:25Netherlands.
- 5:26And
- 5:26there
- 5:26we
- 5:26differentiate
- 5:27ourselves
- 5:27more
- 5:27on
- 5:28the
- 5:28constructive
- 5:29diy
- 5:31and
- 5:31in
- 5:31the
- 5:31carve
- 5:32store,
- 5:33which
- 5:33is
- 5:33the
- 5:34number
- 5:34four
- 5:34in
- 5:34the
- 5:34market,
- 5:35we
- 5:35differentiate
- 5:35ourselves
- 5:36more
- 5:36on
- 5:36the
- 5:37deco
- 5:37side.
- 5:38And
- 5:38then
- 5:38really
- 5:39taking
- 5:39it
- 5:39really
- 5:39one
- 5:40step
- 5:40further.
- 5:40Also
- 5:41going
- 5:41to
- 5:41people's
- 5:41home
- 5:42to
- 5:43measure,
- 5:43for
- 5:43example,
- 5:44window
- 5:44decoration.
- 5:45And
- 5:45we
- 5:45can
- 5:45also
- 5:46install
- 5:46the
- 5:46window
- 5:47decoration.
- 5:47So
- 5:47that's
- 5:48more
- 5:48next
- 5:49to
- 5:49the
- 5:49fact
- 5:49that
- 5:49it's
- 5:49a
- 5:49DIY
- 5:50store.
- 5:50It's
- 5:51also
- 5:51a
- 5:52deco
- 5:52surface
- 5:53concept.
- 5:54Got
- 5:54it.
- 5:55So
- 5:55basically
- 5:56here
- 5:56it
- 5:56sounds
- 5:56like
- 5:56you're
- 5:57organized
- 5:57more
- 5:57by
- 5:57the
- 5:57job
- 5:58that
- 5:58has
- 5:58to
- 5:58be
- 5:59done
- 5:59in
- 5:59terms
- 6:00of
- 6:00how
- 6:00the
- 6:00stores
- 6:00are
- 6:01constructed
- 6:01and
- 6:01how
- 6:01they.
- 6:02And
- 6:02what
- 6:02they're
- 6:03served
- 6:03to
- 6:03function
- 6:04now.
- 6:04Exactly.
- 6:04But
- 6:05that's
- 6:05how
- 6:05we
- 6:05want
- 6:05to
- 6:05differentiate
- 6:06ourselves,
- 6:06because
- 6:07we
- 6:07are
- 6:07still
- 6:07a,
- 6:08let's
- 6:08say,
- 6:08DIY
- 6:08store
- 6:09where
- 6:09we
- 6:09want
- 6:09to
- 6:10sell
- 6:10DIY
- 6:10products.
- 6:11But
- 6:11if
- 6:11you
- 6:11want
- 6:11to
- 6:12stand
- 6:12out,.
- 6:12It
- 6:12goes
- 6:12hand
- 6:13in
- 6:13hand.
- 6:13Exactly.
- 6:13Okay.
- 6:14Got
- 6:15it.
- 6:15Okay.
- 6:15One
- 6:15of
- 6:16the
- 6:16other
- 6:16reasons
- 6:16I
- 6:16reached
- 6:16out
- 6:17to
- 6:17you
- 6:17along
- 6:17that
- 6:17line
- 6:17of
- 6:18thinking,
- 6:18because
- 6:18I've
- 6:18never
- 6:18heard
- 6:19that
- 6:19answer,
- 6:19that
- 6:19type
- 6:20of
- 6:20answer
- 6:20before,
- 6:20is
- 6:20you
- 6:21also
- 6:21have
- 6:21a
- 6:21pretty
- 6:21big
- 6:22commitment
- 6:22to
- 6:22the
- 6:22idea
- 6:23of
- 6:23omnichannel,
- 6:24which
- 6:24is
- 6:24the
- 6:25name
- 6:25of
- 6:25this
- 6:25program.
- 6:25Omnitalk.
- 6:26It's
- 6:27a
- 6:27word
- 6:27that
- 6:27I'm
- 6:27very,
- 6:28very.
- 6:29I
- 6:29feel
- 6:29very
- 6:29strongly
- 6:30about
- 6:30that.
- 6:30I
- 6:30think
- 6:30it's
- 6:31still
- 6:31very
- 6:31relevant.
- 6:32Where
- 6:33are
- 6:33you
- 6:33on
- 6:33your
- 6:34omnichannel
- 6:34journey
- 6:35and
- 6:35what
- 6:36work
- 6:36do
- 6:36you
- 6:36still
- 6:36think
- 6:37you
- 6:37need
- 6:37to
- 6:37do
- 6:38to
- 6:38continue
- 6:38to
- 6:38advance
- 6:39it?
- 6:39Yeah.
- 6:39So
- 6:41if
- 6:41you
- 6:41look
- 6:41at
- 6:41our
- 6:42omnichannel
- 6:42approach,
- 6:43I
- 6:43think
- 6:43a
- 6:44couple
- 6:44of
- 6:44things
- 6:45which
- 6:45might
- 6:45be
- 6:45interesting.
- 6:46So
- 6:46the
- 6:47Dutch
- 6:47are
- 6:47very
- 6:47digital
- 6:48savvy,
- 6:48and
- 6:48therefore
- 6:49almost
- 6:50every,
- 6:50let's
- 6:50say,
- 6:51DIY
- 6:51project
- 6:52starts
- 6:52online.
- 6:53So
- 6:54you
- 6:54need
- 6:54to
- 6:54be
- 6:54there
- 6:54online
- 6:55with
- 6:55the
- 6:55right
- 6:56information,
- 6:56the
- 6:57right
- 6:57inspiration
- 6:58to
- 6:58attract
- 6:59the
- 6:59customer
- 6:59towards
- 7:00your
- 7:00store.
- 7:01Or
- 7:01if
- 7:01the
- 7:01customer,
- 7:02he
- 7:02or
- 7:02she
- 7:02says,
- 7:03well,
- 7:03I
- 7:03don't
- 7:03want
- 7:03to
- 7:03go
- 7:03to
- 7:04the
- 7:04store.
- 7:04I
- 7:04want
- 7:05a
- 7:05real
- 7:05only
- 7:06online
- 7:07approach
- 7:08that
- 7:08we
- 7:08can
- 7:08also
- 7:08deliver
- 7:09to
- 7:09your
- 7:10home.
- 7:11And
- 7:11what
- 7:11we
- 7:12have
- 7:12done
- 7:12is
- 7:12that
- 7:13we
- 7:13have
- 7:14not
- 7:14yet
- 7:15same
- 7:15day
- 7:15delivery,
- 7:16but
- 7:16that's
- 7:16something
- 7:16we
- 7:17are
- 7:17thinking
- 7:17about.
- 7:17We're
- 7:17moving
- 7:17towards
- 7:18that
- 7:18too.
- 7:18Exactly.
- 7:18That's
- 7:19more
- 7:19like
- 7:19the
- 7:19next
- 7:19step.
- 7:20But
- 7:20we
- 7:20have
- 7:21a
- 7:21couple
- 7:21of
- 7:21options.
- 7:21So
- 7:22you
- 7:22can
- 7:22have
- 7:22it
- 7:22delivered
- 7:23at
- 7:23your
- 7:23home,
- 7:24you
- 7:24can
- 7:25click
- 7:25and
- 7:25collect
- 7:26it
- 7:26in
- 7:26the
- 7:26store.
- 7:26And
- 7:27that's
- 7:27something
- 7:27you
- 7:27can
- 7:27actually
- 7:28do
- 7:28on
- 7:28the
- 7:28same
- 7:28day,
- 7:29of
- 7:29course.
- 7:29And
- 7:30what
- 7:30we're
- 7:30also
- 7:30doing
- 7:30with
- 7:30more
- 7:31like
- 7:31the
- 7:31bulky
- 7:31products,
- 7:32because
- 7:32we
- 7:32also
- 7:32sell
- 7:33bulky
- 7:33products.
- 7:33Right
- 7:34now
- 7:34we're
- 7:34using
- 7:35our
- 7:35store
- 7:35network
- 7:36to
- 7:36deliver
- 7:36towards
- 7:37the
- 7:37customer.
- 7:38So
- 7:38instead
- 7:38of
- 7:39from
- 7:39a
- 7:39central
- 7:39warehouse
- 7:40delivering
- 7:40bulky
- 7:41products,
- 7:41we
- 7:42have
- 7:42a.
- 7:43Basically
- 7:43we
- 7:44have
- 7:44160
- 7:44like
- 7:45Hammer
- 7:45stores
- 7:45in
- 7:45the
- 7:45Netherlands.
- 7:46And
- 7:46from
- 7:46those
- 7:46stores
- 7:47we
- 7:48also
- 7:48offer
- 7:48like
- 7:48the
- 7:49plasterboards,
- 7:49the.
- 7:50I
- 7:50mean,
- 7:50all
- 7:50these
- 7:51bulky
- 7:52products
- 7:52that
- 7:53we
- 7:53can
- 7:53transport
- 7:54towards
- 7:54the
- 7:54customer.
- 7:55Got
- 7:55it.
- 7:56And
- 7:56so
- 7:57that's
- 7:57where
- 7:57you
- 7:57are
- 7:57today.
- 7:58Where
- 7:58do
- 7:58you
- 7:58still
- 7:58want
- 7:59to
- 7:59go?
- 7:59Where
- 7:59do
- 7:59you
- 7:59want
- 7:59to
- 7:59take
- 8:00that
- 8:00Omni
- 8:01Channel
- 8:01experience
- 8:02even
- 8:02further
- 8:03as
- 8:03you
- 8:03look
- 8:03forward?
- 8:04Well,
- 8:04I
- 8:04think
- 8:04it's
- 8:04more
- 8:05that
- 8:05for
- 8:06me,
- 8:06it's
- 8:06more.
- 8:07We
- 8:07should
- 8:08definitely
- 8:08use
- 8:08the
- 8:09power
- 8:09of
- 8:09the
- 8:09store.
- 8:10Yep,
- 8:10that's
- 8:10what
- 8:10I
- 8:10thought
- 8:11you
- 8:11were
- 8:11going
- 8:11to
- 8:11say.
- 8:11That
- 8:11for
- 8:12me
- 8:12is
- 8:12so
- 8:12extremely
- 8:13important.
- 8:14And
- 8:14that's
- 8:14how
- 8:14we
- 8:14also,
- 8:15if
- 8:15you
- 8:15look
- 8:15at
- 8:15our
- 8:16website,
- 8:17as
- 8:17I
- 8:17said,
- 8:18it's
- 8:18really
- 8:18about
- 8:18information
- 8:19and
- 8:19inspiration
- 8:21and
- 8:21then
- 8:23attract
- 8:23them
- 8:23towards
- 8:24your
- 8:24store.
- 8:25Because
- 8:25some
- 8:25of
- 8:26the.
- 8:26I
- 8:26mean,
- 8:26there
- 8:26are
- 8:26still
- 8:26customers
- 8:27who
- 8:27really
- 8:27want
- 8:28to
- 8:28see
- 8:28a
- 8:28person
- 8:29and
- 8:29ask,
- 8:30this
- 8:30is
- 8:30my
- 8:30problem
- 8:31and
- 8:31this
- 8:31is
- 8:31my
- 8:32solution.
- 8:32Do
- 8:32you
- 8:32agree
- 8:33that
- 8:33this
- 8:33is
- 8:33the.
- 8:33Correct
- 8:34solution,
- 8:34but
- 8:34you
- 8:35think
- 8:35there's
- 8:35still
- 8:35an
- 8:35opportunity
- 8:36to
- 8:36connect
- 8:36that
- 8:36conversation
- 8:37that
- 8:37happens
- 8:38at
- 8:38home
- 8:38digitally?
- 8:38You
- 8:39say
- 8:39most
- 8:39of
- 8:39the
- 8:39conversations
- 8:40start
- 8:40at
- 8:40home
- 8:40digitally
- 8:41for
- 8:41something
- 8:42that
- 8:42you
- 8:42need
- 8:42to
- 8:42do
- 8:42or
- 8:43something
- 8:43you
- 8:43want
- 8:43to
- 8:43accomplish
- 8:44and
- 8:44bringing
- 8:45that
- 8:45into
- 8:45the
- 8:46store
- 8:46in
- 8:46a
- 8:46way
- 8:47that
- 8:47is
- 8:47even
- 8:47more
- 8:48personalized
- 8:49to
- 8:49help
- 8:50the
- 8:50associate
- 8:51or
- 8:51the
- 8:51staff
- 8:51member
- 8:51in
- 8:51the
- 8:52store
- 8:52help
- 8:53that
- 8:53customer
- 8:53that's
- 8:54coming
- 8:54in
- 8:54and
- 8:55enabling
- 8:56them
- 8:56to
- 8:56help
- 8:56them
- 8:57in
- 8:57a
- 8:57way
- 8:57where
- 8:57they're
- 8:57able
- 8:58to
- 8:58find.
- 8:59Give
- 9:00that
- 9:00customer
- 9:00the
- 9:00help
- 9:00that
- 9:01they
- 9:01need
- 9:01better.
- 9:02Exactly.
- 9:02Is
- 9:02that
- 9:02right?
- 9:03And
- 9:03also
- 9:03because
- 9:04of
- 9:04the
- 9:04confidence
- 9:04level
- 9:05then
- 9:05for
- 9:05the
- 9:05consumer.
- 9:06Right,
- 9:06right.
- 9:07Yeah.
- 9:07And
- 9:07with
- 9:07AI
- 9:08and
- 9:08everything.
- 9:08And
- 9:08there's
- 9:09a
- 9:09whole
- 9:09host
- 9:09of
- 9:09ways
- 9:09we
- 9:10could
- 9:10talk
- 9:10about
- 9:10that
- 9:10maybe
- 9:11for
- 9:11another
- 9:11day.
- 9:11All
- 9:12right.
- 9:12The
- 9:12last
- 9:12thing
- 9:12I
- 9:12want
- 9:12to
- 9:13ask
- 9:13you
- 9:13about
- 9:13is
- 9:13sustainability.
- 9:15I
- 9:15know
- 9:15this
- 9:16is
- 9:16an
- 9:16idea
- 9:16that
- 9:16is
- 9:16core
- 9:17to
- 9:17both
- 9:17you
- 9:18and
- 9:18the
- 9:18company
- 9:19and
- 9:19really
- 9:19you
- 9:20personally.
- 9:21What
- 9:21are
- 9:22the
- 9:22goals
- 9:22that
- 9:22you're
- 9:23committed
- 9:23to
- 9:23around
- 9:24sustainability
- 9:25and
- 9:25how
- 9:25do
- 9:25you
- 9:26plan
- 9:26on
- 9:26going
- 9:26about
- 9:27delivering
- 9:27them
- 9:28as
- 9:29both
- 9:29the
- 9:30leader
- 9:30of
- 9:30Indergama
- 9:31and
- 9:31then
- 9:31also
- 9:31as
- 9:31a
- 9:31respected
- 9:32leader
- 9:32in
- 9:32the
- 9:33industry
- 9:33as
- 9:33a
- 9:33whole?
- 9:34Yeah,
- 9:35yeah.
- 9:35So
- 9:35sustainability
- 9:36is
- 9:36indeed
- 9:36extremely
- 9:37important
- 9:37for
- 9:38us.
- 9:38I
- 9:38want
- 9:38to
- 9:39make
- 9:39a
- 9:39DNA
- 9:40of
- 9:40our
- 9:40company
- 9:41also,
- 9:42which
- 9:42is
- 9:42not
- 9:43easy
- 9:43because
- 9:44the
- 9:44sentiment
- 9:44around
- 9:46sustainability
- 9:47is
- 9:47shifting
- 9:47over
- 9:48time.
- 9:49A
- 9:49couple
- 9:49of
- 9:49years
- 9:49ago,
- 9:50especially
- 9:50in
- 9:50Europe,
- 9:52everyone
- 9:52was
- 9:53really
- 9:53thinking
- 9:53about
- 9:54making
- 9:54their
- 9:55homes
- 9:55more
- 9:55sustainable.
- 9:56And
- 9:57over
- 9:57time
- 9:57this
- 9:57has
- 9:58decreased
- 9:58a
- 9:58bit.
- 9:59And
- 9:59now
- 9:59with,
- 9:59let's
- 9:59say,
- 10:00all
- 10:00the
- 10:00things
- 10:01happening
- 10:01in
- 10:01the
- 10:01Middle
- 10:01east,
- 10:02we
- 10:02see
- 10:02it
- 10:02again
- 10:02rising.
- 10:03And
- 10:04we
- 10:04also
- 10:04see
- 10:04it
- 10:04as
- 10:04a
- 10:05commercial
- 10:05opportunity
- 10:06for
- 10:06Interhammer.
- 10:08So
- 10:08what
- 10:08we
- 10:08are
- 10:08doing
- 10:08within
- 10:09Interhama
- 10:09is,
- 10:11are
- 10:12actually
- 10:12a
- 10:12couple
- 10:12of
- 10:12things.
- 10:13I
- 10:13mean,
- 10:14first
- 10:14of
- 10:14all,
- 10:14we
- 10:14really
- 10:15want
- 10:15to
- 10:15help
- 10:15the
- 10:16customer
- 10:16to
- 10:17reduce
- 10:17energy
- 10:18and
- 10:18water
- 10:18consumption.
- 10:20And
- 10:20we
- 10:20do
- 10:20that
- 10:21with
- 10:21products.
- 10:21But
- 10:22we
- 10:22also,
- 10:22we
- 10:22do
- 10:22it
- 10:22just
- 10:23with
- 10:23information
- 10:23basically.
- 10:25And
- 10:25that
- 10:25saves
- 10:25them
- 10:26money.
- 10:26But
- 10:27it
- 10:27also
- 10:27actually
- 10:27helps
- 10:28the
- 10:28environment,
- 10:28of
- 10:29course,
- 10:29with
- 10:29the
- 10:29CO2
- 10:30reduction.
- 10:31Secondly,
- 10:32we
- 10:32are
- 10:32looking,
- 10:32if
- 10:32you
- 10:32look
- 10:33at
- 10:33our
- 10:33assortment,
- 10:34we
- 10:34want
- 10:34to
- 10:34increase
- 10:35the
- 10:35more
- 10:35sustainable
- 10:36products
- 10:36into
- 10:37our
- 10:37stores
- 10:38so
- 10:38that
- 10:38actually
- 10:39the
- 10:39consumer
- 10:39who
- 10:40is
- 10:40already
- 10:40there
- 10:40with
- 10:41I
- 10:41want
- 10:41a
- 10:42sustainable
- 10:42product
- 10:43which
- 10:43is
- 10:43at
- 10:43this
- 10:44time
- 10:44not
- 10:44many
- 10:44consumers,
- 10:45but
- 10:46it
- 10:46will
- 10:46increase
- 10:46over
- 10:47time
- 10:47and
- 10:48we
- 10:48want
- 10:48to
- 10:48be
- 10:48ready
- 10:48for
- 10:48that.
- 10:49So
- 10:49therefore
- 10:50we
- 10:50are
- 10:50increasing
- 10:50the
- 10:50share
- 10:51of,
- 10:51let's
- 10:51say
- 10:51sustainable
- 10:52products
- 10:52into
- 10:53our
- 10:53assortment.
- 10:55And
- 10:55thirdly
- 10:55is
- 10:56waste
- 10:56management.
- 10:57Because
- 10:57if
- 10:58you
- 10:58do
- 10:58a
- 10:58DUI
- 10:58job,
- 10:58this
- 10:59sometimes
- 11:00quite
- 11:00some
- 11:00waste
- 11:01and
- 11:01waste
- 11:01needs
- 11:02to
- 11:02be
- 11:02handled
- 11:02in
- 11:02a
- 11:03sustainable
- 11:03manner.
- 11:04So
- 11:04every
- 11:05how
- 11:05to
- 11:05movie
- 11:05and
- 11:06every
- 11:06information
- 11:06we
- 11:06give
- 11:07to
- 11:07the
- 11:07consumer,
- 11:08we
- 11:08now
- 11:08include
- 11:09a
- 11:09video
- 11:10on
- 11:11how
- 11:11to
- 11:11work
- 11:12with
- 11:12waste
- 11:12and
- 11:13how
- 11:13to
- 11:13best
- 11:14sort
- 11:14of
- 11:14use
- 11:15the
- 11:15waste
- 11:15that
- 11:16you
- 11:16have.
- 11:16And
- 11:16if
- 11:17you
- 11:17have
- 11:17like
- 11:17a
- 11:17perfect
- 11:18video
- 11:19how
- 11:19to
- 11:19movie,
- 11:19then
- 11:20it's
- 11:20actually
- 11:20without
- 11:20any
- 11:20waste
- 11:21because
- 11:21then
- 11:22everyone
- 11:22exactly
- 11:23knows
- 11:23how
- 11:23to
- 11:23do
- 11:23a
- 11:24DIY
- 11:24job.
- 11:24But
- 11:25I
- 11:25mean,
- 11:25we'll
- 11:26see
- 11:26if
- 11:26in
- 11:26the
- 11:26end
- 11:26we,
- 11:27we
- 11:27will
- 11:27get
- 11:27there.
- 11:27That's
- 11:28the
- 11:28one
- 11:28thing
- 11:28we
- 11:28didn't
- 11:28even
- 11:28talk
- 11:28about.
- 11:29Like
- 11:29the
- 11:29DIY
- 11:29business
- 11:30is
- 11:30fabulous
- 11:30for
- 11:31content.
- 11:31Like
- 11:31you
- 11:31guys
- 11:32have
- 11:32so
- 11:32much
- 11:33content
- 11:33about
- 11:34all
- 11:34the
- 11:34projects
- 11:34around
- 11:34the
- 11:35house
- 11:35or
- 11:35the
- 11:35garden.
- 11:36I
- 11:36want
- 11:36to
- 11:36get
- 11:36back
- 11:37to
- 11:37the
- 11:37second
- 11:37point
- 11:37though
- 11:37before
- 11:38I
- 11:38let
- 11:38you
- 11:38go.
- 11:39The
- 11:39idea
- 11:39of
- 11:39bringing
- 11:40more
- 11:40sustainable
- 11:40products
- 11:41into
- 11:41the
- 11:41assortment,
- 11:42is
- 11:42that
- 11:43something
- 11:43you're
- 11:43measuring
- 11:44each
- 11:44and
- 11:44every
- 11:45year?
- 11:45Do
- 11:45you
- 11:45have
- 11:45goals
- 11:46around
- 11:46it?
- 11:46How
- 11:47do
- 11:47you
- 11:47decide
- 11:48what
- 11:48is
- 11:48progress
- 11:49on
- 11:49that
- 11:49front
- 11:50versus
- 11:50what
- 11:50is?
- 11:51Because
- 11:51I've
- 11:51seen
- 11:51efforts
- 11:52like
- 11:52this
- 11:52fall
- 11:52flat
- 11:52too,
- 11:53where
- 11:53people
- 11:53will
- 11:54push
- 11:54it
- 11:54in
- 11:54that
- 11:54direction
- 11:55and
- 11:55then
- 11:56they'll
- 11:56tilt
- 11:56too
- 11:56far
- 11:56and
- 11:57then
- 11:57they'll
- 11:57have
- 11:57to
- 11:57pull
- 11:57back
- 11:58and
- 11:58it
- 11:58doesn't
- 11:58work.
- 11:58So
- 11:59how
- 11:59are
- 12:00you
- 12:00avoiding
- 12:00that
- 12:00trap,
- 12:01so
- 12:01to
- 12:01speak?
- 12:02So
- 12:02how
- 12:02it
- 12:02works
- 12:02with
- 12:02us
- 12:03is
- 12:03that
- 12:03we
- 12:03have
- 12:03a
- 12:04special,
- 12:04I
- 12:04mean,
- 12:05if
- 12:05you
- 12:05look
- 12:05at
- 12:05our
- 12:05commercial
- 12:06team,
- 12:08then
- 12:08the
- 12:09amount
- 12:09of,
- 12:09let's
- 12:09say,
- 12:10sustainable
- 12:10product
- 12:11was
- 12:11not
- 12:11increasing
- 12:11rapidly
- 12:12enough.
- 12:12So
- 12:13we
- 12:13have
- 12:13added
- 12:13an
- 12:13additional
- 12:14team
- 12:15in
- 12:15the
- 12:15commercial
- 12:15team
- 12:16around
- 12:16sustainability.
- 12:18And
- 12:18that
- 12:18team
- 12:18has
- 12:19given
- 12:19all
- 12:19the
- 12:19commercial
- 12:20teams
- 12:21targets
- 12:22how
- 12:23to
- 12:23grow
- 12:23your
- 12:24number
- 12:24of
- 12:24sustainable
- 12:25products
- 12:25within
- 12:26your
- 12:26assortment.
- 12:27And
- 12:27that's.
- 12:28That
- 12:28will
- 12:28over
- 12:29time
- 12:29increase.
- 12:29So
- 12:30it's
- 12:30not
- 12:30like
- 12:30an
- 12:30unachievable
- 12:31target.
- 12:32But
- 12:32we
- 12:32are
- 12:32now
- 12:32at,
- 12:33let's
- 12:33say
- 12:3320%
- 12:34of
- 12:34sales
- 12:34with
- 12:34only
- 12:3510%
- 12:35of
- 12:35products.
- 12:36And
- 12:36we're
- 12:36trying
- 12:37to
- 12:37increase
- 12:37that
- 12:38step
- 12:38by
- 12:38step.
- 12:39But
- 12:39in
- 12:40the
- 12:40end,
- 12:40I
- 12:40mean,
- 12:40in
- 12:41the
- 12:41end
- 12:41goal,
- 12:41I
- 12:41mean
- 12:42probably
- 12:42in
- 12:4210
- 12:42years
- 12:43time
- 12:43it
- 12:43should
- 12:43be
- 12:44completely
- 12:44sustainable.
- 12:46But
- 12:46for
- 12:47me
- 12:47this
- 12:47is
- 12:48really
- 12:48step
- 12:49by
- 12:49step.
- 12:50Don't
- 12:50go
- 12:51too
- 12:51fast.
- 12:51Right.
- 12:52Both
- 12:52internally
- 12:53you
- 12:53don't
- 12:54have
- 12:54like
- 12:54the
- 12:54people
- 12:54for
- 12:54that,
- 12:55they
- 12:55don't
- 12:55support
- 12:56you.
- 12:56And
- 12:56also
- 12:57from
- 12:57a
- 12:57customer
- 12:57base
- 12:58point
- 12:58of
- 12:58view,
- 12:58it's
- 12:58also
- 12:59very
- 13:00slow.
- 13:00Right.
- 13:01Right.
- 13:01At
- 13:01the
- 13:01end
- 13:01of
- 13:01the
- 13:01day,
- 13:02you
- 13:02have
- 13:02to
- 13:02follow
- 13:02the
- 13:02consumer.
- 13:02And
- 13:03if
- 13:03the
- 13:03macroeconomic
- 13:04trends
- 13:04are
- 13:04pushing
- 13:04the
- 13:04consumer
- 13:05in
- 13:05that
- 13:05way,
- 13:06you
- 13:06should
- 13:06be
- 13:06adapting
- 13:07to
- 13:07them
- 13:07anyway.
- 13:07Even
- 13:08if
- 13:08you
- 13:08are
- 13:08maybe
- 13:09trying
- 13:09to
- 13:09push
- 13:09it
- 13:09out
- 13:10in
- 13:10front
- 13:10of
- 13:10that
- 13:10trend
- 13:11too.
- 13:11And
- 13:11it's
- 13:11a
- 13:11point
- 13:12of
- 13:12differentiation
- 13:12going
- 13:12back
- 13:13to
- 13:13what
- 13:13we
- 13:13said
- 13:13before.
- 13:14Well,
- 13:14Yost,
- 13:14thank
- 13:15you
- 13:15so
- 13:15much.
- 13:15This
- 13:16has
- 13:16been
- 13:16a
- 13:16real
- 13:16pleasure
- 13:17getting
- 13:17to
- 13:17kick
- 13:17off
- 13:18the
- 13:18coverage
- 13:18here
- 13:18from
- 13:19DIY
- 13:19summit.
- 13:20For
- 13:20those
- 13:21interested,
- 13:22you
- 13:22can
- 13:22follow
- 13:22this
- 13:23on
- 13:23YouTube
- 13:24or
- 13:24also
- 13:24see
- 13:24it
- 13:24on
- 13:25LinkedIn.
- 13:25And
- 13:25thanks
- 13:26to
- 13:26our
- 13:26sponsors
- 13:26Vuzion
- 13:27and
- 13:27to
- 13:28the
- 13:28DIY
- 13:28summit
- 13:29for
- 13:29making
- 13:29our
- 13:29coverage
- 13:30today
- 13:30possible.
- 13:31As
- 13:31always,
- 13:32be
- 13:32careful
- 13:32out
- 13:33there.